Enhancing Digital Search Results for a Business in a Target Geographic Area Using URLs of Location Histories
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of enhancing digital search results for a business in a target geographic area using URLs of location histories, comprising:
- providing, by at least one processing system in communication with a positioning system, an account to (i) an individual member and (ii) a stationary vendor member, of a member network, the account associated with a URL, the individual member'"'"'s account associated with a mobile communication device or multiple mobile communication devices,maintaining a communication link between the mobile communication device and the at least one processing system or the positioning system such that the mobile communication device is configured to accumulate a location history on a database maintained by the at least one processing system from physical encounters by the individual member at multiple stationary vendor members upon the mobile communication device being set to enter instances of a physical encounter between the individual member carrying the mobile communication device and the stationary vendor member at a physical premises of the stationary vendor member, the positioning system determining a location of the individual member at the physical premises;
for each individual member having a location history who sends a search query to a search engine of the at least one processing system, the search query targeting a geographic area;
(1) searching, by the search engine, the database for URLs of stationary vendor members in the location history, the location history also identifying time and geographic place of the physical encounters therein, and(2) assigning a priority, by the at least one processing system, in a search result ranking based on an appearance of one of the stationary vendor member URLs in the location history of the individual member, that one of the URLs is of a particular stationary vendor member located in the target geographic area.
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Abstract
A personalized way to digitally record a person'"'"'s physical activities over time serves web searching, business advertising, nostalgia, security and object tracing purposes. The chronological digital history of the person'"'"'s physical presence over a time includes (i) digital network entries from other members who hold their portable wireless short range device near the person'"'"'s device and transmit a URL or other key data and (ii) digital member entries such a digital photograph of a store sign. The digital network entries and digital member entries are automatically transmitted to a database located on a telecommunications network at a time of entry. Advertisers can transmit to members when members enter premises of advertises store. Upon sign-up online, the authentication data uniquely associated with an account is provided and key data they want to transmit is associated with the account. Digital histories can be used to improve web searching and networking opportunities.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of enhancing digital search results for a business in a target geographic area using URLs of location histories, comprising:
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providing, by at least one processing system in communication with a positioning system, an account to (i) an individual member and (ii) a stationary vendor member, of a member network, the account associated with a URL, the individual member'"'"'s account associated with a mobile communication device or multiple mobile communication devices, maintaining a communication link between the mobile communication device and the at least one processing system or the positioning system such that the mobile communication device is configured to accumulate a location history on a database maintained by the at least one processing system from physical encounters by the individual member at multiple stationary vendor members upon the mobile communication device being set to enter instances of a physical encounter between the individual member carrying the mobile communication device and the stationary vendor member at a physical premises of the stationary vendor member, the positioning system determining a location of the individual member at the physical premises; for each individual member having a location history who sends a search query to a search engine of the at least one processing system, the search query targeting a geographic area; (1) searching, by the search engine, the database for URLs of stationary vendor members in the location history, the location history also identifying time and geographic place of the physical encounters therein, and (2) assigning a priority, by the at least one processing system, in a search result ranking based on an appearance of one of the stationary vendor member URLs in the location history of the individual member, that one of the URLs is of a particular stationary vendor member located in the target geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 2. The method of claim I further comprising assigning priority to one of the URLs that satisfies a particular time/place characteristic.
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12. A system of enhancing digital search results for a business in a target geographic area using URLs of location histories, comprising:
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at least one processing system in communication with a positioning system and configured to provide an account to (i) an individual member and (ii) a stationary vendor member, of a member network, the account associated with a URL, the individual member'"'"'s account associated with a mobile communication device or multiple mobile communication devices, the at least one processing system or the positioning system configured to maintain a communication link with the mobile communication device such that the mobile communication device is configured to accumulate a location history on a database maintained by the at least one processing system from physical encounters by the individual member at multiple stationary vendor members upon the mobile communication device being set to enter instances of a physical encounter between the individual member carrying the mobile communication device and the stationary vendor member at a physical premises of the stationary vendor member, the positioning system determining a location of the individual member at the physical premises, the location history accumulated; for each individual member having a location history who sends a search query to a search engine accessible by the at least one processing system, the search query targeting a geographic area, the at least one processing system configured to; (1) search the database for URLs of stationary vendor members in the location history, the location history also identifying time and geographic place of the physical encounters therein, and (2) assign a priority in a search result ranking based on an appearance of one of the stationary vendor member URLs in the location history of the individual member, that one of the URLs is of a particular stationary vendor member located in he target geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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